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Give Blood!
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Come and donate with us!
Every drop Counts: Be a Lifesaver Today!
Tuesday, April 1st
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Coldwell Banker Realty
2180 S 1300 E, #140
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
To schedule your appointment, please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Sponsor Code: CBRSLC
Facts About Blood Needs
- Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets.
- Approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. S.
- Nearly 5,000 units of platelets and 6.500 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S.
- Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S.
- Sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Sickle cell patients can require blood transfusions throughout their lives.
- The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 units.
- A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.
- Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors.
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
- One donation can help save more than one life.
Source: American Red Cross
